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[quote=Anonymous]Op here. Yes, I agree he needs to talk about it with someone other than me. I can’t think of a single adult in his life who loves him who would advise this is a good idea. All the adults on his dad’s side have advanced degrees so they understand the importance.

His dad is a serial start up guy but he at least has a JD and an MBA. And his start ups have gone nowhere even with that.

I told him that I would not be funding any of this and that he would be on his own.  I’m not sure where he would get the money to live on. His dad will certainly not fund him. He seems to think the business would just make money quickly and he also is willing to get a job for a while while working on this project.

His major in college is business, and he has always wanted to strike out on his own afterwards. So that part is nothing new. He is doing good in school.

But he is questioning the value in college - both money and time. I realize this is a big trend right now with kids his age, especially boys. I told him it may look appealing now, but wait until he’s 30 and he doesn’t have a degree and his business is flailing and his peers with degrees are shooting ahead of him. Of course, he’s unable to get this and thinks it is old fashioned thinking. Fwiw his goal in life right now is to “get rich.”  [/quote]

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